civière

French

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cibaria, from Latin cibus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.vjɛʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

civière f (plural civières)

1. stretcher (for carrying injured people, etc.) [from 13th c.]
2. (historical) the rank of a noble without a fief

See also

• brancard
• grabat

Further reading

• “civière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.